Burlington (VT) Waterfront Park

The
All America Selections (AAS) is a national program to select the best
of the new varieties each year.The
flowers below represent some of the most recent winners and other new
introductions, and are primarily annuals.
(www.all-americaselections.org)Previous
year’s results and photos can be found online. (pss.uvm.edu/ppp/aaswp.html)

We
are especially pleased and thankful this year once again for many new
“specialty annuals” (those generally grown from cuttings and not
seeds) provided by two wholesale greenhouse propagators in New
Hampshire—Pleasant View Gardens (PVG) and DS Cole Growers (DSC).The PVG annuals are from
their Proven Winners and Proven Selections series.Those from DSC are from several other brand name series.(comments
key:fls.=flowers,
flw.=flowering,
fol.=foliage, lvs.=leaves, hgt=height,
var=variegated)

Flower

Source

Rating*

Comments (at time of rating)

AngeloniaSerenita
Pink

AAS

2

AAS2014,
Summer snapdragon; small, few fls.

Begonia
Angelfalls Soft Pink

DSC

2

small plants, less vigor and flw.

Begonia
Encanto Orange

DSC

3

Begonia
Pegasus

PVG

3

BidensNamid
Yellow

DSC

3

Bur
marigold

CalibrachoaMinifamous
Double Lemon

DSC

1

Trailing
petunia; poor flw. and vigor

CalibrachoaSuperbells
Cherry Red

PVG

3+

goodflw.
coverage

CalibrachoaSuperbellsFrostfire

PVG

d

CalibrachoaSuperbells
Strawberry Punch

PVG

3

Canna South Pacific Scarlet

AAS

1

AAS2013;
good leaves, few fls.

Celosia
Hot Topic Pink

DSC

d

Cockscomb

Celosia
Hot Topic Yellow

DSC

d

Cleome
SeñoritaRosalita

PVG

3+

Spider
flower; 40in. tall

Cleome
PequeñaRosalita

PVG

3+

shorter,
30in. tall

CupheaVermillionaire

PVG

3+

(said
ku-Fee-ah)

Dahlia
Dalia Maxi Zarco

DSC

2

ununiformflw.

Euphorbia
Diamond Delight

PVG

3

Spurge

Gaillardia
(aristata) Arizona Apricot

AAS

3

AAS2011,Blanket flower

Gaillardia
Mesa Yellow

AAS

3

AAS2010;
varying hgts.

Geranium
Caliente Fire

DSC

3

Geranium
Pinto Premium White to Rose

AAS

2

AAS2013;
nice bicolor flw., small plants

Geranium
Timeless Fire

PVG

2

less
vigor, smaller plants than Caliente

Gerbera
Garvinia mix

DSC

3

Gerber
daisy; good bright colors

Gerbera
hybrid

PVG

1

few small fls.

Impatiens
(hawker) Infinity Red (Imp.)

PVG

1

Sun
impatiens; small plants, no fls.

Impatiens
(hawkeri) Ruffles Fuchsia Rose

PVG

1

small plants, no fls.

Impatiens
(hawkeri) Ruffles Lavender

PVG

1

small plants, no fls.

Impatiens
(hawkeri) Ruffles Peach

PVG

1

small plants, no fls.

Impatiens
(hawkeri) Ruffles Red

PVG

1

small plants, no fls.

Impatiens
Sunpatiens white

DSC

3

small
plants

Ipomoea
Deseana Lime

DSC

3

Ornamental
Sweet Potato; drought stressed

Kale,
Ornamental, Glamour Red

AAS

3

AAS2011;
not colored at rating time

Lantana
Bandana Pink

DSC

2

compact,
less vigor, small plants

Lantana
Luscious Bananarama

PVG

3

upright

Lantana
Luscious Marmalade

PVG

3

spreading

Lobularia Dark Night

PVG

3+

Sweet
alyssum; good fl. coverage

Marigold
Moonsong Deep Orange

AAS

3+

AAS2010

Millet,
Ornamental, Purple Majesty

AAS

3

AAS
2003

OsteospermumAkila
Daisy White

AAS

3

AAS2014,
South African daisy; ununiform
hgt.

Pennisetum Graceful Grasses Skyrocket

PVG

3+

Fountain
grass;nice
variegation

Pennisetum (setaceum)
Rubrum

DSC

3+

Petunia
African Sunset

AAS

3

AAS2014;
unusual color, poor in containers

Petunia
Cascadia Violet Skirt

DSC

d

Petunia
Moonlight Eclipse

DSC

3

nice
color combination

Petunia
Supertunia Black Cherry

PVG

3

nice
unusual color

Petunia
Supertunia Indigo Charm (Imp.)

PVG

3

Petunia
SupertuniaLimoncello

PVG

3

nice
color tones light and dark yellow

Petunia
Supertunia Rose Veined (Imp.)

PVG

3+

good
fl. coverage

Petunia
Surfinia Heavenly Blue

DSC

3

Petunia
Whispers Blue

DSC

3+

uniform
hgt, spreading, good vigor, good
in pots

Salvia
Playin’ the Blues (longispicata
x)

PVG

3

Salvia
Blue Emotion

DSC

3

Salvia
(splendens) Ablazin
Purple

PVG

3

30in.
tall

Salvia
(splendens) Ablazin
Tabasco

PVG

3

20in.
tall

Salvia
(coccinea) Summer Jewel Pink

AAS

2

AAS
2012; most fls. past

Salvia
(coccinea) Summer Jewel Red

AAS

2

AAS2011;
most fls. past

Scaevola Pink Wonder

PVG

3

Fan
flower

SolenostemonColorBlaze
Lime Time

PVG

2

Coleus;
small plants, less vigor

Strobilanthes

DSC

2

Persian
shield; compact, short, ununiform
vigor

Sutera Snowstorm Snow Globe

PVG

2

Bacopa; sparse fls.

Sutera Snowstorm Blue Bubbles

PVG

1

nofls.

Verbena
bonariensis

DSC

3

Tall
verbena

Verbena
Superbena Royale Cherryburst

PVG

2

nice
star pattern, sparse fls (more
earlier)

Verbena
Superbena Royale Red

PVG

1

fewfls.

Viola
Anytime Dove

PVG

1

poorflw.
and vigor

Viola
Anytime Quartz

PVG

1

poorflw.
and vigor

Viola
Anytime Sugarplum

PVG

1

poorflw.
and vigor

Viola
Anytime Sunlight

PVG

1

poorflw.
and vigor

Zinnia
Profusion Double Deep Salmon

AAS

3+

AAS2013;
good flw, uniform hgt

Zinnia
Profusion Double Hot Cherry

AAS

3+

AAS2013;
good flw, uniform hgt

*Rating:
Plants were rated Sept.4 on a scale of d=dead, 1=poor, 3= excellent
habit and flowering.Plants
noted * with ratings were exceptional or tops in their genus.

Planted
6/3/14.A
cooperative program of the Burlington Dept. of Parks and Recreation
and University of Vermont Extension (Dr. Leonard Perry).Appreciation is expressed to
the Greenworks (theVermont Nursery and Landscape
Association) and New
England Grows for funding and support.